People
A prophet of Allah; introduced the religion of Islam to others
Who is Muhammad?
The holiest city for Muslims; where Muslims make their pilgrimage to every year
What is Mecca?
A wet, fertile area in a desert
What is an oasis?
A group of traders that travel together (with camels usually)
What is a caravan?
The highest leader of Islam
Who is the caliph?
The holy book of Islam
What is the Qur'an?
A follower of Islam is called this
What is Muslim?
The country where Islam originates from
What is Saudi Arabia?
Hills of sand shaped by the wind
What are sand dunes?
A market or a bazaar
What is a souk?
Acceptance is also called this
What is tolerance?
A follower of Islam
What is a Muslim?
Was the next leader of Islam after Muhammad’s deathW
Who is Abu Bakr?
Muhammad moved from Mecca to this city after he was being threatened with violence
What is Medina?
The peninsula in which Saudi Arabia is located
What is the Arabian Peninsula?
A place at which people worship a saint or a god
What is a shrine?
A journey to a sacred place
What is a pilgrimage?
Where the first prophet of Islam went to pray and meditate when he heard the message from an angel
What is a cave?
This group of Muslims believe that caliphs should be descended from Muhammad’s family
Who is the Shias?
This city became the capital of the Islamic Empire in 762 AD; it was a major trading center
What is Baghdad?
The two main ways of life for people who live in Saudi Arabia
Nomadic (nomads who move around) or sedentary (stay in one place)
The acts of worship required of all Muslims
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
A building for Muslim prayer
What is a mosque?
A lot of Islamic ideas come from what two other religions?
What is Christianity and Judaism?
This group of Muslims believe that the faithful or religious leaders should elect caliphs
Who is the Sunnis?
Where the first Muslim hospital was built
What is Baghdad?
The world’s largest desert
What is the Rub’ al-Khali?
The pilgrimage to Mecca is also known as this
The Hajj
This teaches that people can find God’s love by having a personal relationship with God
What is Sufism?
The inner struggle people go through in their effort to obey Allah and follow Islamic beliefs
What is the jihad?